Sonic 3's Jim Carrey got so into playing the new role of Robotnik's grandfather Gerald that he helped "design the prosthetics": "No detail was too small"
Nov. 30, 2024Exclusive: Jeff Fowler talks to SFX about Jim Carrey’s hands-on involvement with Gerald Robotnik
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“I mean, not only did he come back, he came back and did twice as much work,” director Jeff Fowler tellsSFX magazinein the new issue, which features Doctor Who’s Christmas special ‘Joy to the World’ on the cover and hits newsstands on December 3. The director even joked that hedidtempt Carrey back with his unusual demand: “We printed it out with 24-carat ink and delivered it to his doorstep.”
Fowler continues, “For him to create a whole new character within the world was certainly an exciting opportunity, and he just went all in. No detail was too small. He helped design the prosthetics and everything. Talking about things to wrap your head around, having made three films with Jim Carrey, that’s a real mindbender.”
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Now, Carrey is back alongside the Blue Blur again as not one, but two Robotniks. Let the fun begin.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 releases on December 21. Read more inthe latest issue of SFX magazine, which features Doctor Who’s Christmas special ‘Joy to the World’ on the cover and hits newsstands on Tuesday, December 3. Check out the fittingly festive cover below…
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